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Senate Bill 2905
117th Congress(2021-2022)
University Cybersecurity Consortia Improvement Act of 2021
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Introduced in Senate on Sep 30, 2021
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S. 2905 (Introduced-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2905


To improve requirements relating to establishment of a consortium of universities to advise the Secretary of Defense on cybersecurity matters, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 30, 2021

Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To improve requirements relating to establishment of a consortium of universities to advise the Secretary of Defense on cybersecurity matters, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “University Cybersecurity Consortia Improvement Act of 2021”.

SEC. 2. Improvements to consortium of universities to advise Secretary of Defense on cybersecurity matters.

(a) In general.—Section 1659 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking “one or more consortia” and inserting “a consortium”; and

(2) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

“(1) DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE CHAIR.—The Secretary of Defense shall designate the National Defense University College of Information and Cyberspace to function as the administrative chair of the consortium established under subsection (a).”.

(b) Conforming amendments.—Such section is further amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “or consortia”;

(2) in subsection (b), by striking “or consortia”;

(3) in subsection (c)—

(A) by striking paragraph (2);

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;

(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (B)—

(i) in the matter before subparagraph (A)—

(I) by striking “Each administrative” and inserting “The administrative”; and

(II) by striking “a consortium” and inserting “the consortium”; and

(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking “for the term specified by the Secretary under paragraph (1)”;

(D) by amending paragraph (3), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), to read as follows:

“(3) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—The Secretary, in consultation with the administrative chair, may form an executive committee for the consortium that is comprised of representatives of the Federal Government to assist the chair with the management and functions of the consortium.”; and

(4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

“(d) Consultation.—The Secretary shall meet with such members of the consortium as the Secretary considers appropriate, not less frequently than twice each year or at such periodicity as is agreed to by the Secretary and the consortium.”.